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Ms. Dill from Charlotte, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Dill's classroom raised $394

Building Character and Community Through Read Alouds

My students need 26 books, including "Different Just like Me" and "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids".

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Ms. Dill Ashley Park Elementary School
Charlotte, NC Grades 3-5

My Students

Every child, no matter the age, can enjoy a wonderful tale being read to them to start their day. Through read alouds we can all begin school together as a family and experience stories the way they were meant to be heard!

My students come from an area of low socioeconomic status and broken homes.

They face daily situations that can truly destroy their hopes and positive attitudes. All the students in my classroom are African American and we currently have a 97 percent free and reduced lunch rate. They struggle with making correct decisions and exhibiting positive character traits.

My Project

With the help of your donation, my students can come to school each and every day and feel safe as part of a class community. We cannot control how their day starts before coming to school, but we can help determine how their day will begin and continue when they walk through the school doors. Our class has been participating in family read alouds every morning and I have definitely noticed a major change. A change in the student's attitudes, character, decision making skills, and general love for books and respect for each other. We need more titles that address dealing with tough situations, acceptance, community and character education. My children ask every morning, "When are we listening to the read aloud?" They are fifth grade students and they love being read to and truly listen to the message and apply these life skills. We can foster positive character traits through the sharing of a great story!

I am sure you can remember some memorable stories when you were in elementary school.

I am sure you remember the teacher that read them to you. I want to provide my students with this experience of listening to a powerful story with a positive message. I want to be that teacher and have that classroom where my students feel safe, loved and know that they have the capability to become positive individuals. No matter what they face at home and in society, we can help with this!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

43 students impacted 12 donors
Ms. Dill Ashley Park Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Charlotte, NC View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

43 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Worst Best Friend Alexis O'Neill, Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
The Recess Queen Alexis O'Neill, Alexis O'Neil, Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Fill a Bucket: A Guide to Daily Happiness for the Young Child Carol McCloud • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids Tom Rath, Mary Reckmeyer, Maurie J. Manning (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.56 1 $13.56
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids Carol McCloud, David Messing (Illustrator), Foreword by Merrill Lundgren • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Crow Boy Taro Yashima, Taro Yashima (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Patty Lovell, David Catrow (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
I Hate English! Levine, Steve Bjorkman, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Best Worst Brother Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Charlotte M. Fremaux (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Worrywarts Pamela Duncan Edwards, Pamela Duncan, Henry Cole (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Can You Hear a Rainbow?: The Story of a Deaf Boy Named Chris Jamee Riggio Heelan, Nicola Simmonds (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Different Just like Me Lori Mitchell, Lori Mitchell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
The Sissy Duckling Harvey Fierstein, Henry Cole (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
My Secret Bully Trudy Ludwig, Abigail Marble (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.76 1 $12.76
Just Kidding Trudy Ludwig, Adam Gustavson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
Bully Judith Caseley, Judith Caseley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
Berenstain Bears And The Bully Stan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Looking after Louis Lesley Ely, Abby Levine (Editor), Polly Dunbar (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
First Day Jitters Julie Danneberg, Judith Dufour Love (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Crazy Hair Day Barney Saltzberg, Barney Saltzberg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Diary of a Worm Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Diary of a Spider Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Diary of a Fly Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
Enemy Pie Derek Munson, Chronicle Books, Tara Calahan King (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
No Place Like Home Jonathan Emmett, Vanessa Cabban (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
My Teacher Likes to Say Denise Brennan-Nelson, Jane Monroe Donovan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35

Materials cost

$296.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$322.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.90

Total project goal

$393.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $393.87

8 Donors

-$393.87

Donations toward project cost

-$322.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.90

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